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Topic: Hurricane Sandy

February 20, 2013
5:16 am

At Mazel Academy in Brooklyn, Torah scrolls were unrolled to dry after being damaged by floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy (Ben Harris/JTA)

Jewish groups at odds over hurricane relief

Bill granting FEMA funds to Sandy-damaged synagogues sparks uncharacteristic response

By Ron Kampeas

January 24, 2013
3:38 am

Illustrative photo of Hasidic men in Williamsburg, New York. (Gedalya Gottdenger via Creative Commons and JTA)

New study looks at New York Jews, by the numbers

Recently released figures show who goes to synagogue, who visits Israel and who’s having the most children

By Gil Shefler

December 12, 2012
10:44 pm

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony in the White House in 2010. (photo credit: Pete Souza/White House via Flickr)

Sandy-slammed menorah off to WH

New York Times: Menorah from a Long Island synagogue that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy to be used at presidential Hannukah party

December 12, 2012
12:47 am

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (photo credit: Orel Cohen/Flash90)

New York Federation raises $23m in Wall Street fundraiser

Record-breaking donations campaign signals improving US economy

By Haviv Rettig Gur

December 10, 2012
2:14 pm

The streets of NYC after Hurricane Sandy (photo credit: CC-BY David Berkowitz/Flickr)

The Israeli lifesaver that kept Sandy-ravaged data from drowning

While superstorm destroyed homes and businesses, uprooting the lives of tens of thousands, an Israeli company ensured that data vital to millions remained up and running

By David Shamah

December 1, 2012
6:17 am

JFNA fights to preserve charitable tax deductions

Jewish groups organize as US government searches for more sources of revenue

November 28, 2012
8:21 pm

Kansas City shul donates Torah to Sandy-ravaged NY congregation

Dec. 4 ceremony will celebrate the gift from the Kehilath Israel Synagogue

November 23, 2012
10:14 pm

Gift packages handed out after Hurricane Sandy have included Jewish children's books, including one in Yiddish. (Photo credit: CC BY/FutUndBeidl via Flickr.com)

Hanukkah comes early for Jewish kids affected by Sandy

Brooklyn toy store distributes more than 600 gift packages to children whose homes were severely damaged by hurricane

November 23, 2012
10:10 am

The shores lining the heavily Jewish Seagate community in Brooklyn remained littered with ruins more than three weeks after Hurricane Sandy. (Chavie Lieber/JTA)

Effects of Hurricane Sandy fade — except for those hit hardest

Jewish charities among the groups still actively dispersing aid, but public attention has mostly moved on

By Chavie Lieber

November 17, 2012
4:42 pm

Workers clean and sanitize the warehouse of the kosher cheese firm Anderson International Foods in Jersey City, NJ. (Chavie Lieber/JTA)

Kosher chaos remains for Sandy-ravaged cheese company

For New Jersey warehouse, real recovery from last month’s massive hurricane is only just beginning

By Chavie Lieber

November 17, 2012
3:09 pm

Far from the home I love

His heart is in the east, where fellow reservists are getting called up, and he’s in the uttermost west

By Gilad Rabina

November 12, 2012
4:20 pm

A precedent for surviving Sandy

Kristallnacht offers a useful lesson in resilience

By David Mandel

November 8, 2012
3:20 pm

The Jewish Federations of North America expect 3,500 participants at this year's General Assembly in Baltimore, but anticipates potential complications in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. (Eric Stephenson for JFNA via JTA)

Recovery on the agenda at Jewish Federations’ annual summit

Slammed by Hurricane Sandy and still below pre-recession levels of fundraising, US Jewish organizations are getting creative — and making cuts — to serve their communities

By Neil Rubin and JTA Staff

November 6, 2012
11:12 pm

Rahm Emmanuel speaks to Channel 2's Yonit Levi on November 6 (photo credit: Image capture from Channel 2)

Rahm Emanuel predicts same supportive ‘patterns’ of behavior on Israel in a second term Obama presidency

Chicago mayor says Israel has ‘no better friend,’ lauds president’s unprecedented efforts to stop Iran getting the bomb

By Aaron Kalman

November 6, 2012
9:23 pm

Jewish Berlin woman spearheads clothing drive for Sandy victims

After her relatives lost their house, Bella Zchwiraschwili recruited help from organizations including Chabad and the Red Cross

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